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Dieselboy The Destroyer

Damian Higgins, better known by his stage name Dieselboy, is an American DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Human Imprint music label (drum and bass) in 2002, and co-founder of its sublabel SubHuman : Human Imprint (dub step, electro) which launched in September 2010.In February 2012, Higgins co-founded Planet Human as the umbrella label for Human Imprint and SubHuman.[1] In early 2012 Dieselboy became known as "The Destroyer."[2]On New Year's Eve 2009 headlining a 3D Productions event at Club 24 in Washington, D.C., Dieselboy played a 3-hour multi-sub-genre set including drum and bass, dubstep and electro. The enthusiastic crowd response encouraged him to continue experimenting with this new format into 2010.Dieselboy was the first American to be voted into the UK-based Drum & Bass Arena Top 10 DJs 2004 online poll, and has played events on six continents. He was also the first drum 'n' bass artist to chart a single on Billboard's dance chart with Invid in 2000. (Source: The Washington Post) Dieselboy is sponsored by DC Shoes and Pioneer Pro DJ.Currently based in Brooklyn, New York, Dieselboy has also performed at rock festivals and extreme sports exhibitions. Dieselboy tracks have been heard on MTV and ESPN, and in videogames. Higgins has also designed graphics for T-shirts, logos, fliers, buttons, CD's and record sleeves. Dieselboy is represented by William Morris Electronic, the high profile booking agency's electronic artist division, and Circle Talent Agency.An uncredited sample Higgins created for an intro for a New Year's Eve show in Los Angeles "Ladies and gentlemen ... it's time to get fucking grimey!" was used in Joe Manganiello's solo dance scene in Magic Mike as heard in the film's Blu-ray+DVD release.Higgins has been interviewed about his passion for food [3] and began writing about food for FirstWeFeast.com in 2012.[4] He was selected as a presenter for the 7th Annual StarChefs.com International Chefs Congress (ICC) held September 30 to October 2, 2012, at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. [5]